Starting at $2,000
Hydrogen Starter Storefront
Best for: A lean custom storefront with the core shopping flow.
Scope discipline proofLiquid proof shows when a smaller theme-native path should beat a Starter build.Shopify Hydrogen development when your theme holds you back
Work directly with Emre to build, improve, or migrate your storefront.
Get help with custom shopping experiences, difficult integrations, and storefront changes your theme cannot support cleanly. Fixed-scope builds start at $2K, with $2K-$5K packages for clearly bounded requirements. Complex migrations need a separate scope.
Reviewed
Built by Emre Mutlu - Shopify Hydrogen developer, Upwork Top Rated Plus, 100% JSS, 1,900+ Upwork hours, and creator of the first English Shopify Hydrogen course on Udemy. See production proof.
Selected work
Three Hydrogen storefronts, different business needs
Explore national retail, luxury catalog discovery, and a storefront connecting shopping with education and partner interest.
Nationwide cosmetics retailer — Turkey
EveShop
Frontend team lead on Turkey's first production Shopify Hydrogen storefront.
Fine jewelry and luxury watches — New York
Bayam Jewelry
Hydrogen storefront for a two-world luxury catalog running on a dedicated commerce subdomain.
Premium matcha — DTC and wholesale
Rebel Bunny Matcha
Dual-funnel storefront serving both direct-to-consumer buyers and wholesale partners.
Build packages
Hydrogen build packages priced by project requirements.
Fixed-scope storefront packages for brands that want a lean custom Hydrogen build without agency overhead. Pricing is based on project scope, not traffic, not pageviews, or store size.
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$3,000-$3,500
Hydrogen Standard Storefront
Best for: DTC brands that need a more complete storefront than the Starter package.
DTC flow proofRebel Bunny maps content, cart UX, and partner interest to a focused storefront.$4,500-$5,000
Hydrogen Growth Storefront
Best for: Brands that need a lean but more flexible Hydrogen storefront.
Growth storefront proofBayam maps premium catalog discovery, trust UX, and structured commerce surfaces.$5K+
Custom Hydrogen Scope
Best for: Projects with migration risk, app complexity, B2B, large catalogs, advanced search, or custom product logic.
Scale proofEveShop supports custom Hydrogen judgment when scale and migration risk are higher.Find your next step
What does your storefront need?
Compare a new build, help with an existing storefront, and SEO work before choosing a scope.
Process
How working together usually goes
The point is not to push Hydrogen. It is to figure out whether your current stack is still enough, and if it is not, how to move without turning the project into a mess.
01
Review scope first
I look at desired pages, product flow, cart behavior, integrations, SEO risk, design status, and whether Liquid is still the better answer.
02
Pick the package path
You get a direct answer on Starter, Standard, Growth, Custom, Liquid cleanup, or no rebuild before the work becomes bigger than it needs to be.
03
Ship lean, then expand
The first launch stays focused on core ecommerce flow, clean performance, checkout handoff, and launch QA. More features can follow once the direction is proven.
About Emre
How I work with founders and ecommerce teams
The point is not to sell a headless rebuild by default. It is to help founders and ecommerce leads make the right commercial call, then ship the work with senior ownership.
Founder
Emre Mutlu
Shopify Hydrogen Developer
I work directly with founders and ecommerce teams, from the first scope decision to implementation. If a Liquid improvement solves the problem, I will recommend it.
Read my background and teaching experienceFAQ
Frequently asked questions about Shopify Hydrogen.
What is Shopify Hydrogen in plain English?
Shopify Hydrogen is Shopify’s framework for building a custom storefront on top of Shopify’s commerce engine. It matters when a theme starts limiting speed, mobile UX, merchandising flexibility, or the premium buying experience a growing brand wants customers to feel.
How much does a Shopify Hydrogen project usually cost?
Fixed-scope Hydrogen storefront packages can start around $2,000 and usually sit in the $2K-$5K range when the requirements are clear. Price changes with page templates, product logic, integrations, migration risk, SEO preservation, analytics, and launch support.
View the Hydrogen build packages.When does Hydrogen make sense for a growing brand?
Hydrogen makes sense when the current storefront is holding back growth ideas, mobile UX, or brand expression, and when the business is ready to maintain a custom surface after launch. If a stronger theme can still do the job, Liquid is often enough.
Read the cases where Hydrogen is the wrong move.How long does a Hydrogen migration usually take?
A lean Hydrogen project may take around 6 weeks, while more complex storefronts can take closer to 16 weeks. Timelines expand when integrations, content readiness, or wider launch planning add more moving parts.
Where should I go for direct Hydrogen developer support?
Use the expert hiring page when the scope is clear and you need direct help with Hydrogen routes, Storefront API data, SEO-safe launch work, product flow, cart behavior, and launch QA. If the scope is unclear, start with a free scope review before buying a full audit.
Review senior Hydrogen support.Does Hydrogen help when the storefront needs AI-readable pages?
It can. Hydrogen gives you control over rendered content, routes, schema, and data flow, which makes the storefront easier for search systems and AI answer engines to read. That still does not make Hydrogen the right answer for every store. The business case comes first.
What's the ongoing maintenance difference between Hydrogen and Liquid?
Hydrogen gives you more control, but it also creates a real application to maintain. Liquid is usually cheaper to operate long-term. Hydrogen pays back when the store keeps needing custom UX and feature velocity that a theme no longer supports cleanly.
Next Step
Let’s scope the lean Hydrogen storefront you actually need.
Send the store URL, design status, product count, and the feature pressure behind the request. I will tell you whether the next move is a fixed-scope Hydrogen build, cleanup, support, or no rebuild.
The free first review recommends a scope. If the risks need a detailed paid review, I will explain that before you commit.
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Work directly with Emre, from scope review to launch.